Hacking Your Goals into Habits – Productivity Tuesday with Joe Zack

When Joe Zack reflected upon a list of New Year’s Resolutions very thoughtfully planned out and realized he had accomplished nothing throughout the year, he realized he didn’t care about the goal but was rather looking forward to the notches in his belt. Yes, life gets in the way, but Joe now understands that a goal means nothing if you don’t have your heart in it.

Joe Zack has has been a professional programmer for the past 15 years, and is co-host of the Coding Blocks podcast.

Key Takeaways

A goal without a plan is a wish

Turn the process of working on your goal into a habit

Temptation Bundling – combine something you want with something you want to accomplish